Hutchinson County, South Dakota genealogy and family history research page. Guide to genealogy, history, and courthouse sources including birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, wills, deeds and land records, Civil War records, family histories, cemeteries, churches, tax records, newspapers, and obituaries.

[http://www.sdjudicial.com/cc/FirstCircuit/Hutchinson.aspx Hutchinson County Courthouse]<br>140 Euclid Street<br>Olivet, SD 57052<br>Phone: 605.587.2838&nbsp;<br><br>Register of Deeds has land records from 1876, <br>marriage records from 1887, birht and death records<br>from 1905 and burial records from 1914; Clerk Courts <br>has divorce and court records from 1883 and probate<br>records from 1899; County &nbsp;Auditor has school records<br>from 1924<ref name="HB">The Handybook for Genealogists : United States of America, 10th ed., (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002)Hutchison County, South Dakota, p.625</ref>

== History ==

== History ==

==== Parent County ====

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'''1862--'''Hutchinson County was created 8 May 1862 from unorganized territory. <br>'''County seat:''' Olivet <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>

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== Places/Localities ==

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*[[Bon Homme County, South Dakota|Bon Homme]]

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*[[Charles Mix County, South Dakota|Charles Mix]]

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*[[Davison County, South Dakota|Davison]]

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*[[Douglas County, South Dakota|Douglas]]

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*[[Hanson County, South Dakota|Hanson]]

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*[[McCook County, South Dakota|McCook]]

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*[[Turner County, South Dakota|Turner]]

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*[[Yankton County, South Dakota|Yankton]]

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Various [http://odessa3.org/collections/cemeteries/sodak/link/hutchsd.txt Hutchinson County Cemeteries] transcriptions listing names, date of death and age at date of death.

'''&nbsp;&nbsp; 1905''' state census with images can be viewed free at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1477737 FamilySearch Record Search]

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'''&nbsp;&nbsp; 1915''' state census with images can be viewed free at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1476041 FamilySearch Record Search]

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'''&nbsp;&nbsp; 1925 '''state census with images can be viewed free at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1476077 FamilySearch Record Search]<br>

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:'''1935 '''state census with images can be viewed free at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1614831 FamilySearch Record Search]<br>

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:'''1945 '''state census with images can be viewed free at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1747589FamilySearch Record Search]<br>

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{{SD Church Intro}}

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{{SD Newspaper abstracts|Hutchinson}}

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{{SD Probate Intro|Hutchinson}}

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*[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]]

== Web Sites ==

== Web Sites ==

*USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.

*USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.

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*[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=204742&subject_disp=South+Dakota%2C+Hutchinson&columns=*,0,0 Family History Library Catalog]

Revision as of 21:05, 26 June 2013

Hutchinson County, South Dakota genealogy and family history research page. Guide to genealogy, history, and courthouse sources including birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, wills, deeds and land records, Civil War records, family histories, cemeteries, churches, tax records, newspapers, and obituaries.

County Courthouse

Register of Deeds has land records from 1876, marriage records from 1887, birht and death recordsfrom 1905 and burial records from 1914; Clerk Courts has divorce and court records from 1883 and probaterecords from 1899; County Auditor has school recordsfrom 1924[1]

History

Parent County

1862--Hutchinson County was created 8 May 1862 from unorganized territory. County seat: Olivet [2]

Church

Church records vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. For general information about South Dakota denominations, view the South Dakota Church Records wiki page.

Court

Land

Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.

See South Dakota Land and Property for additional information about early South Dakota land grants. After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions were usually recorded at the county courthouse, where records are currently housed.

Local Histories

Local histories are available for Hutchinson County, South Dakota Genealogy. County and town histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories, see the wiki page section South Dakota Local Histories.

Maps

Military

Newspapers

Additional newspapers abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Hutchinson County, South Dakota Genealogy newspapers in online catalogs like:

Probate

In most counties in South Dakota, probate records have been kept by the county judge. They include wills, fee books, claim registers, legacy records, inheritance records, probate ticklers, and dockets. The records are available at the county courthouse.

The FamilySearch Catalog lists films of probate records. To find the records for this county, use the Place Search for South Dakota, Hutchinson then click Probate records.

Taxation

South Dakota tax records complement land records and can be used to supplement the years between censuses. There may be gaps of several years in the records.